Where does “-ique” come from?

-ique (Middle French) comes from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

-ique (Middle French): ic

Definitions

  1. ic

Ancestry of “-ique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-ique-ic
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “-ique

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos
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